New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-22
mn A ma oHIAVELLIAY POLITICIAN.

TX Marshal Payns start Ing charges against Gov
ernor hiil remind us OF the recently expressed
and d. kerr" We tLink pe public VIII be x al Of
an "ppo tunliy to read II again.
On ihc day Tie legislature adjourned Comlnis
sioner llat sent Governor llll letter In which he
rendered his esshatiun Quarantine Commits
his dee acd desire To place COlOne. Fred ID. Grant
that place. All MI trAtt asked Of t"o Governor
body csc would be his cssor. The Governor
pretended 10 be very md gnant and prepared
view for tho press IN which he male Of the fo.-
loving vtuous aud bcauum language:
10 Executive Of the sate cat MOI properly enter
mo any bargain with a Commissioner Of Quaran
tnc or any O'her official t. who would be appointed
Ls successor 10 ITO event VI a resignation. must
decline TO give any assurance OF engage In any
ID, kcr ia reference 10 this any other office If
Mr. Hiatt sin erey desires to resign, his resignation
must DC unconditional aud without any promises on
my part / am willing TO state 'ic pub
lie hat while It would give mo great pleasure to
tSihly Womb be unbecomlng under thcao crcum-
stances, II not posi- lively legal on my part 10 make
any y omses IN advance or 10 arrange with Mr. Platt
any term WI atevcr In reference to IT,"
II VIII he noticed that Governor lin expresses a
horror o. "bargaIhs." lie goes further and lnumates
tia they are not only unOe oming. but positively
ilicgh' on the part Of the Chief Executive Of 30
State.
We agree with Governor Hi in this opinion They
degrade tie high Onlce and they violate the statutes
of tLe state. We call hs attention also the TACT
tina he somew at mssiated the purport of Comms-
soner Pairs proposition IL was not In the nature
whatever. personal to Mr. Piat or 10 Governor iilL
Tho former ready To leave the Off, absolutely.
was receive morning ~, and tho Gov
ernor was simply 20 carry out his original plan Of
making Colonel Grant MS successor. There was
nothing here that the public ognlzed improper
or In anyway compromising 10 any body. only
Governor lll, whose delicate Of propriety In
ruch matters IL 80 OstcntatiOusy proclaimed by him
self, saw something suggested that would be unbe-
coming tho chief Executive
Ia tho meanwhile, what hal this same high minded
Governor en- doing all winter Well among other
things Re had been sending his factotum, Muller to
This Mr. Platt Wits proposition to leave him
undsturbrd in Office II the after would agree that
certain Of the Governors friends Should not be up
posed for confirmation for certain other Offices Judg rl
by Governor HIS standard, above outlined this
far moro "unbecOmng' and positively
Illegal" than ats proposition. /. a suggested
bargain by which both the Governor ana se Com
missioner were to profit Mr.. Plat declined It, and
that l. what IA at present the matter with Governor
This only out OF divers bargains that
Governor III attempted manipulated At the recent
session OF tho Legislature. His whole policy and
proceeding from the commencement TO the end OF
| " dIckers." He could approach no matter In any
other way. When he wanted legislation no sent for
| leg lators ard threatened them with indscrminate
vetoes of their bills II they dared 10 oppose IT, when
he wanted a nomination confirmed he sought to buy
or bribe IL through by Offering somebody something
else In return for his assistance. He turned the
executive chamber into a political brokers' - op.
| Hi IS.
| That is why It. seems timely TO invite the public
TO again peruse the yrtuous professions OF this Mach
| iavellian politician, they kindly given out
| for public edlfcation In fhe interview above quoted
No doubt Governor Hin Ia familiar with Yie pro
| visions Of Article XIV Of the Constitution of the
| State OF New York.